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Report: Korea’s HD Hyundai Negotiating Acquisition of US Shipyard

Published Aug 21, 2026 2:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, the HD Hyundai Group, is reportedly closing in on the acquisition of a U.S. shipyard as the nex...

Video: Irish Cargo Ship Veers into Canal Embarkment in the Netherlands

Published Aug 21, 2026 12:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

For the second time this month, a cargo vessel navigating on the busy Ghent-Terneuzen canal veered out of the navigation channel a...

Legal Battle for Germany to Sell Oil from Detained Shadow Tanker Drags On

Published Aug 21, 2026 9:18 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The legal battle over the potential seizure and sale of the crude oil cargo aboard a shadow fleet tanker detained in Germany conti...

Romanian Forces Destroy Russian Drone Near Black Sea Gas Project

Published Aug 20, 2026 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On Thursday, security forces at the Neptun Deep offshore gas project in the Black Sea spotted an unwelcome visitor - a loitering n...

DOT and Port of Corpus Christi Sign Nuclear-Technology Agreement

Published Aug 20, 2026 10:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By Maritime Executive] U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today was joined by Maritime Administrator (MARAD) Stephen...

CK Hutchison Ups the Ante Starting Second $1.5B Arbitration Against Panama

Published Aug 20, 2026 8:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has started a second arbitration against the Republic of Panama over the cancellation earlie...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Ecuadorian Fishing Vessels for Aiding Smugglers

Published Aug 20, 2026 8:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The U.S government is moving to cripple the operations of Ecuadorian drug trafficking cartels by imposing sanctions on individuals...

Saildrone Completes Missile Launch Test Aboard its Sail-Powered Surveyor

Published Aug 20, 2026 8:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

California-based USV builder Saildrone says that it successfully test-fired small missiles from its larger Surveyor sail-powered d...

White House's Hormuz Traffic Claims Diverge From Independent Counts

Published Aug 20, 2026 7:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

As the U.S. advances a message of economic pressure and operational control in the Strait of Hormuz, the gap between the administr...

Panama Canal Begins Reducing Daily Transits Due to Declining Water Levels

Published Aug 20, 2026 6:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The Panama Canal Authority is expanding what it is calling “temporary modifications to the lock’s transit capacity” as the forecas...

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